My Crayfishes Shell Cracked What Do I Do!!!!

Mine has an issue she hasn’t molted in a while and now she has a shell crack on her side what do I do

She looked the same when I got her


here’s a picture

 

what is his tankmates?
Do you add calcium to your tank?
What is your pH and ammonia and stuff?
Could he be molting?

 

I would add some calcium in the form of cuttlebone, egg shells, or crushed coral.

Also, keep the water as clean as possible.

 

"Weekend feeders" work really well to get calcium into inverts.

 

I don’t add calcium in my tank but they do eat a high quality pellet new life spectrum and time to time I’ll grow in some feeders but she doesn’t usually get any because of my other crayfish and my goldfish also eat feeders.as for the ammonia I will find out today

I will try to add egg shells or shrimp shells

Bye the way she hasn’t molted since I got her

 

How long have you had her?

 

I don’t add calcium in my tank but they do eat a high quality pellet new life spectrum and time to time I’ll grow in some feeders but she doesn’t usually get any because of my other crayfish and my goldfish also eat feeders.as for the ammonia I will find out today

I will try to add egg shells or shrimp shells

Bye the way she hasn’t molted since I got her

well then....Try to get calcium into the tank. It helps

 

I’ve had her for around 6 weeks and in what form do I add calcium

To the tank

Is it a liquid form what brand

Bye the way thanks for the help guys

 

As users said above, cuttlebone is about the best and safest way. Liquid forms exist, but are more expensive and can be dangerous if you overdose.

 

Would egg shells do

To me the price doesn’t matter as long as its beneficial

 

Whelp, PurpleTech from Kent is liquid calcium and micronutrients; I dose my freshwater inverts with it.

Be careful.

 

Thanks I’m gonna buy it


I found it

Hopefully this will help my situation

 

If you buy it, buy a calcium test too. This could wipe out your tank pretty easily.

 

If you buy it, buy a calcium test too. This could wipe out your tank pretty easily.

Yup - like I said; good luck...

 

Ok I’ll get a calcium test and a water hardness tester

Now I know what to do thanks guys